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Eliza "Elizabeth" Major 1815–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Mar 1815

Birth Location: Madison County, Virginia

Death Date: 24 Nov 1856

Death Location: Christian County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Charles Major

Mother: Mary Sims

Spouse(s): Josiah Radford

Children(s): Myra Radford

The story of Eliza "Elizabeth" Major began in 1815 in Madison County, Virginia. Eliza "Elizabeth" Major married Josiah Gibson Radford, and had children including Myra Jane Radford. Eliza "Elizabeth" Major passed away in 1856 in Christian County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Eliza "Elizabeth" Major began in 1815 in Madison County, Virginia.
  • Eliza "Elizabeth" Major married Josiah Gibson Radford, and had children including Myra Jane Radford.
  • Eliza "Elizabeth" Major passed away in 1856 in Christian County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Major
1775–1857
Birth Location: Culpepper, Virginia, United States
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Mary Sims
1785–1820
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Josiah Radford
1811–1859
Birth Location: Green, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Myra Radford
1837–1900
Birth Location: Bennettstown, Christian, Kentucky, USA
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Eliza Major's Ancestors

Self
Eliza Major
1815–1856
Birth Place: Madison County, Virginia
Parents
Charles Major
1775–1857
Culpepper, Virginia, United States
Mary (Betsy) Sims
1785–1820
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eliza Major's Descendants

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Eliza ("Elizabeth") Major (25 Mar 1815–24 Nov 1856) m. Josiah (Gibson) Radford (11 January 1811–30 Apr 1859)
  1. 1. Myra (Jane) Radford 1837–1900 m. William (Francis) Young 1835–1918
    1. 1. Sarah (Louise) Young 1873–1919 m. Henry (Eugene) Littlefield 1870–1946
      1. 1. Myra (Frances) Littlefield 1902–1991 m. John (Wilson) Gilliland 1899–1967
        1. 1. Myra (Nell) Gilliland 1931–2017 m. Truman (William) Cansler 1929–1999
        2. 2. Garnett (Wayne) Gilliland 1936–1998
        3. 3. Keith (Elwood) Gilliland 1930–2000 m. Martha (Jane) Cansler 1934–2002
      2. 2. Bertha Littlefield 1903–1939
      3. 3. William (Howard) Littlefield 1908–1967
      4. 4. Henry (Eugene) Littlefield 1912–1962
    2. 2. Almedia Young 1875–
    3. 3. Charles Young 1869–1930
    4. 4. Dulin Young 1878–1934
    5. 5. George Young 1881–1940
    6. 6. John (Clarence) Young 1871–1937
    7. 7. Frank (Major) Young 1875–1936
    8. 8. Thomas (Wesley) Young 1867–1939
    9. 9. William (Lee) Young 1865–1865
    10. 10. William (J) Young 1863–1869

Eliza Major's Timeline

2 Records

1815
25 Mar 1815
Birth of Eliza "Elizabeth" Major in Madison County, Virginia
Madison County, Virginia
1856
24 Nov 1856
Age 41
Death of Eliza "Elizabeth" Major in Christian County, Kentucky, USA
Christian County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1815
    Event Place: Madison County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1856
    Event Place: Christian County, Kentucky, USA
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